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War Horse: Tier 2 Vocabulary

March 18, 2020by Jancke Schwartz1 Comment

Tier 2 Vocabulary to support the teaching and learning of War Horse. Arabic translations are also included to support ESL and EAL students. Divided into groups of ten for weekly spelling and revision. Vocabulary Translation Definition 1 Conflict نزاع A clash or disagreement that often leads to damaged relationships or violence 2 Camaraderie [...]

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Of Mice and Men: Tier 2 Vocabulary

March 8, 2020by Jancke SchwartzLeave a Comment

Tier 2 Vocabulary to support the teaching and learning of Great Expectations to English Language Learners. Arabic translations included to support ESL and EAL students. Divided into groups of ten for weekly spelling and revision. Vocabulary Translation Definition 1 Emerge (v.) يظهر Come out into view 2 Companion (n.) رفيق A friend 3 Despair [...]

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Tier 2 Vocabulary

March 8, 2020March 22, 2020by Jancke SchwartzLeave a Comment

A compendium of all the Tier 2 vocabulary lists for English Literature, Language and ESL Blog Posts: Embedding Vocabulary into the Curriculum: Romeo and Juliet Word of the Week: Case Studies Key Stage 3 War Horse: Tier 2 Vocabulary GCSE: Of Mice and Men: Tier 2 Vocabulary Great Expectations: Tier 2 Vocabulary Edexcel [...]

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The Handmaid’s Tale: Tier 2 and 3 Vocabulary

December 9, 2019by Jancke Schwartz1 Comment

Vocabulary Definition 1 Elegy (n.) A reflective work of literature in response to a death, a lament for the dead 2 Epigraph (n.) Quotation usually found at the beginning of a book, or chapter of a book 3 Bildungsroman (n.) A novel in which the protagonist grows, learns and matures; a 'coming of age' [...]

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Great Expectations: Vocabulary Case Study

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019by Jancke Schwartz1 Comment

Focusing on 'Disdain'. Key vocabulary to describe Estella's view of Pip in Great Expectations. A case study of the word exploring etymology, synonyms, antonyms and morphology to support English Second Language Learners

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Great Expectations: Tier 2 Vocabulary

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019by Jancke Schwartz1 Comment

Tier 2 Vocabulary to support the teaching and learning of Great Expectations to English Language Learners. Arabic translations included to support ESL and EAL students. Divided into groups of ten for weekly spelling and revision. This coincides with the Great Expectations Knowledge Organiser and the vocabulary therein. Vocabulary Translation Definition 1 Conflict نزاع A [...]

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Word of the Week: Case Studies

June 11, 2018June 11, 2018by Jancke Schwartz3 Comments

I posted here earlier in the year as we began our journey exploring vocabulary in more detail and explicitly teaching Tier 2 vocabulary to our cohorts. We have since offered a 'Word of Week' tailored to the curriculum content we offer with a few specific rules: The format of the Word of the Week remains [...]